News says Google Waymo expands its self-driving taxi map: Return to New York Road Test and expands California service area – Passionategeekz

Passionategeekz According to Digitimes, Waymo, the self-driving taxi of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is accelerating its expansion in the US market. The company has announced that it will return to New York City for road testing.At the same time, it will also expand in the California area, with a new service scope of 80 square kilometers。

According to Passionategeekz, Waymo’s autonomous fleet is currently composed of almost entirely of Jaguar I-Pace models, which are equipped with expensive sensor arrays, including lidar, 360-degree panoramic cameras and radars, all of which are input into on-board computing resources.

Earlier, Waymo announced on May 24 that the company had completed 10 million driverless trips, covering places such as Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, doubling from 5 million to 10 million, in just five months, and all were paid trips.

In terms of profitability, the company’s co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana revealed that Waymo is working hard to create a sustainable business model, focusing on profitability and reducing technical costs without sacrificing safety.

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